Dear Canada: No Safe Harbour: The Halifa
๐ Fiction
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2012
๐ Scholastic Canada
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Explosion in Halifax Harbour 1917
โ Scribed by Soucoup, Dan
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing Ltd
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Stories of our past
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
"In December 1917, one of the greatest natural harbours in the world was humming with excitement. Halifax Harbour was filled with naval convoys and merchant vessels while factories worked overtime in support of the Allied war effort in Europe. But on December 6, Canada's worst disaster struck, as two ships-one carrying high explosives-collided. The explosion killed and injured thousands, razing the city's North End and destroying nearly everything in its path. The story of worst human-made explosion before Hiroshima is the account of tremendous human suffering and devastation, yet also of human bravery and survival against all odds. Chaos and confusion reigned that day in Halifax and Dartmouth but what followed was a massive relief effort involving charitable assistance from all over the globe-especially Massachusetts. Explosion in Halifax Harbour, 1917 includes a detailed account of the event, chronicling many remarkable human tragedies, rescue and relief efforts, attempts to place blame for the collision, and the reconstruction program that created Canada's first government-assisted housing program. The newest Stories of Our Past title includes 60 full-colour images as well as sidebars on many monuments and commemorations that pay tribute to this catastrophic event that took place 100 years ago."--;Chapter 1: The Harbour; Chapter 2: Founded in Conflict; Chapter 3: Growth and Expansion; Chapter 4: War in a New Century; Chapter 5: Who's in Charge?; Chapter 6: The Day Before the Collision; Chapter 7: The Collision; Chapter 8: The Explosion; Chapter 9: Destruction; Chapter 10: Rescue and Relief; Chapter 11: Massachusetts Responses; Chapter 12: A Bitter Election; Chapter 13: Profiteering; Chapter 14: Children of the Explosion; Chapter 15: Who's to Blame?; Chapter 16: Reorganizing and Reconstructing; Chapter 17: The Rebuild; Chapter 18: An Old Curse
โฆ Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Harbour
Chapter 2: Founded in Conflict
Chapter 3: Growth and Expansion
Chapter 4: War in a New Century
Chapter 5: Who's in Charge?
Chapter 6: The Day Before the Collision
Chapter 7: The Collision
Chapter 8: The Explosion
Chapter 9: Destruction
Chapter 10: Rescue and Relief
Chapter 11: Massachusetts Responses
Chapter 12: A Bitter Election
Chapter 13: Profiteering
Chapter 14: Children of the Explosion
Chapter 15: Who's to Blame?
Chapter 16: Reorganizing and Reconstructing
Chapter 17: The Rebuild
Chapter 18: An Old Curse
โฆ Subjects
Explosions;Explosions--Nova Scotia--20th century;Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917;Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- 20th century;Nova Scotia;Nova Scotia -- Halifax
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